Stress

Chapter 12 focused on Stress, Coping, and Health. The chapter starts off by going over the different ways to define and approach stress, as well as different ways by which it can be measured. I think one of the most interesting parts of the chapter is on page 459 where there is a diagram listing many different stressful events that can occur in one's life, in order from most stressful to lease stressful, each with a precise point value. My total point value gave me a "moderate" ranking. I find it interesting how this source was able to assign such a precise numerical number to each of the events.
The chapter ends with some helpful insight into things we do in our daily lives that impact our stress levels. Things such as smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, common activities in the lives of college students, can contribute immensely to stress levels. Also, staying within the right weight range can contribute to stress levels as well. My BMI is 26.8, which is in the overweight range, so that's definitely something I could consider to decrease stress, even though I'm sure BMI isn't completely accurate or representative of proper weight.